CFP: [Film] âThe Life and Legacy of Rod Serlingâ

full name / name of organization:

Barbara Audet

contact email:

baudet@ithaca.edu

â€œThe Life and Legacy of Rod Serlingâ€

March 28-29, 2008.Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York

Proposals Due: Oct. 17, 2007

â€œThe Life and Legacy of Rod Serling,â€ an interdisciplinary academicconference, is set for Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, 2008, at the RoyH. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. The college,where Serling, a New York native, taught from 1967-1975, is also home tothe Rod Serling Archives. The archives include an extensive collection oftelevision scripts, film screenplays, stage play scripts, films,unpublished works by Rod Serling and other materials vital to scholarshipassociated with the author and television pioneer.In April 2006, the college presented the well-received â€œSubmitted for YourApproval,â€ a conference that focused on the creative work of Rod Serling,offering research, anecdotes and an opportunity to view some of theclassics of early television.Come and be a part of the exploration of that unique â€œdimension ofimaginationâ€ that is the work of Rod Serling. Papers, panels, postersession and other unique conference proposals for the 2008 conference arewelcomed in any of the following themes but all writing, television, orfilm scholarship related to Rod Serling will be considered.

Suggested Topics To Consider:

Radio days in CincinnatiWKRC and â€œThe Stormâ€Cayuga ProductionsSerling and CBSâ€œPatternsâ€â€œThe Comedianâ€Kraft Television TheatreSuspenseStudio OneTeaching at Ithaca CollegeInfluence of New York State, especially his hometown of Binghamton, in hislife and work.Antioch College experienceSerling styleCensorship and Television in the 50s.â€œThe Season To Be Waryâ€Serling and World War IIThe Mike Wallace Interviewâ€œRequiem for a Heavyweightâ€Characters in the â€œZoneâ€Modern morality playSerling as narrator, actorThe Twilight Zone (1959-1964) Of the 156 Individual Episodes, the ones written by Rod Serling:A Hundred Yards Over The Rim*, A Kind Of Stopwatch*, A Most UnusualCamera*, A Passage For Trumpet*, A Quality Of Mercy*, A Short Drink From ACertain Fountain*, A Stop At Willoughby*, A Thing About Machines*, And WhenThe Sky Was Opened*, Back There*, Cavender Is Coming*, Deaths-HeadRevisited*, Dust*, Escape Clause*, Execution*, Eye Of The Beholder*, FiveCharacters In Search Of An Exit*, Four O`Clock*, He`s Alive*, Hocus-PocusAnd Frisby*, I Am The Night-Color Me Black*, I Shot An Arrow Into The Air*,In Praise Of Pip*, It`s A Good Life*, Judgment Night*, King Nine Will NotReturn*, Mirror Image*, Mr. Bevis*, Mr. Denton On Doomsday*, Mr. Dingle TheStrong*, Mr. Garrity And The Graves*, Nervous Man In A Four Dollar Room*,Night Of The Meek*, Nightmare As A Child*, No Time Like The Past*, Of LateI Think Of Cliffordville*, On Thursday We Leave For Home*, One For TheAngels*, One More Pallbearer*, People Are Alike All Over*, Probe 7-Over AndOut*, Showdown With Rance McGrew*, Sounds And Silences*, Still Valley*, The7th Is Made Up Of Phantoms*, The After Hours*, The Arrival*, The Bard*, TheBig Tall Wish*, The Brain Center At Whipple`s*, The Changing Of The Guard*,The Dummy*, The Fear*, The Fever*, The Four Of Us Are Dying*, The Gift*,The Hitch-Hiker*, The Jeopardy Room*, The Last Night Of A Jockey*, The LastRites Of Jeff Myrtlebank, The Lateness Of The Hour*, The Little People*,The Lonely*, The Long Morrow*, The Man In The Bottle*, The Masks*, TheMidnight Sun*, The Mighty Casey*, The Mind And The Matter*, The Mirror*, The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street*, The Obsolete Man*, The Odyssey OfFlight 33*, The Old Man In The Cave*, The Parallel*, The Passersby*, ThePurple Testament*, The Rip Van Winkle Caper*, The Shelter*, The Silence*, The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine*, The Thirty-Fathom Grave*, TheTrade-Ins*, The Whole Truth*, Time Enough At Last*, To Serve Man*,Twenty-Two*, Uncle Simon*, Walking Distance*, What You Need*, Where IsEverybody?*, Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up*. (* Denotes scriptswritten by Rod Serling). â€œThe Lonerâ€â€œAssault on a Queenâ€â€œPlanet of the Apesâ€â€œSeven Days in Mayâ€â€œThe Manâ€Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)Charles BeaumontRichard MathesonReginald Roseâ€œI Sing the Body Electric,â€ Ray Bradbury episode of Twilight Zone

For consideration, abstracts not to exceed 250 words, and a short biographywith daytime phone, preferred mailing address and email, should beforwarded to the Rod Serling Conference Committee, baudet_at_ithaca.edu, byOct. 17, 2007. The Committee also requests anyone submitting an emailproposal also download the official PDF form available athttp://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/serling/ and mail it to:Ms. Barbara AudetChair, Rod Serling Conference CommitteeRoy H. Park Hall 244Ithaca College953 Danby RoadIthaca, NY 14850